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AGGRO = violent or threatening behaviour, especially between groups of young people. In The Aggrobeat's own definition, they took the term and apply it into their music ; an aggressive music with an aggressive attitude on stage. The Aggrobeats are the ‘Boss Reggae’ band of Malaysia. Having the similarities with their super duper Californian heroes, The Aggrolites; The Aggrobeats are extremely inspired by them, but, musically, both are looking up to the same pioneer from the hard-screaming edge of James Brown to The Meters to the really authentic 60’s skinhead reggae in the mix. The band crystallized their musical ideals...

The Aggrovators were a Jamaican session band. The band was assembled by producer Bunny 'Striker' Lee and included at one time or another some of Jamaica's finest musicians: Carlton 'Santa' Davis, Carlton Barrett (drums), Robbie Shakespeare, Aston 'Family man' Barrett, Lloyd Parks (bass), Earl 'Chinna' Smith (lead guitar), Tony Chin, Winston 'Bo Beep' Bowen (rhythm guitar), Ansel Collins (piano), Bernard 'touter' Harvey, Winston Wright (organ), Bobby Ellis (trumpet), Vin Gordon (trombone), Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone), and Lennox Brown (alto Saxophone). Vocal duties would usually fall to two of Bunny Lee's favourite singers, Johnny Clarke and Cornell Campbell. .